Sehwag reminds me of Viv Richards
The sight of Vivian Richards, with that unmistaken swagger, walking to the pitch, throwing a nonchalant glance at the field and, without wasting time, getting down to business, remains etched. He was the epitome of brutal force at the crease, smashing the ball with a disdain unforeseen, picking gaps with ridiculous ease. His range of shots was staggering, and needless to say, unprecedented. Our dear Krishnamachari Srikkanth, too, was as entertaining as any of the modern day batsmen.
The other night when I watched Virender Sehwag demolish the Chennai Super Kings attack I wondered if it was a playback of some of the shots that King Viv had entertained us with. It indeed was. Sehwag, drawing away, deposited the ball behind point, just as Viv had carted Bob Willis. It was entertainment of top quality. The difference was Sehwag was replacing Viv, who, at times, played Twenty20 cricket even in Test matches.
Of course, I will not make the mistake of comparing Sehwag with Viv. No chance. But I would say that the entertainment package that Twenty20 cricket dishes out is stupefying. Looking at the response to the Indian Cricket League and the Indian Premier League it looks the future of cricket lies in this slap-dash format of the fame. It has caught up with the young generation and one should accept it as a fact of life.
The shots that one has seen from some of the batsmen in Twenty20 have been sensational, and more innovative than in the past. The intensity is high and the pressure is on the bowlers. My mind goes back to the selectors who had emphasised the need of picking youngsters for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup. It is a game for the youngsters no doubt but look at how veterans like Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Shaun Pollock performed in a format that is supposed to be fast and furious right through.
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Posted : By BIRENDRA KUMAR ROY
sehwag is one of the best hitter of the world.the bowlers are afraid of him when he is on fire.he is the big player.absolutely he is to compare with viv.richards
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Posted : By r.karthikeyan
ya sehwag is a good-hitter of the ball especialy when he hits it stays in the air for a while.he and yuvraj singh have given a good meat of the bowlers in the 20-20 games these players can be joined in my site www.karthikeyanr.sitewith.us.yuvraj has proved why he is a king of punjab by smashing the english bowler for 6 sixes in an over where india took the first 20-20 worldcup.this shows indians are no more mindreaders in cricketfield.sachin has hit many centuries for india and has to give more.thist20 has ambassadors like actors vijay and srk shows that this resembles that of mental cases who are behind cricketing heroes of their country.especially after mohammed azharuddin has left the team harbhajan singh has really given a good sigh for the youngsters in the country by taking wickets whenever needed for the country.the college students in delhi,kokaata,mumbai and chennai were really losing faith in the team before waall of india and orince of kolkaata gave a niece to the team by their efforts to the country in their batting ,bowling,fielding and keeping.dhoni has really come good with his batting and fielding.but the proyeas,kiwis and the kangaroos have really managed the SIDE
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Posted : By Ananth
Guess to have more hits....Mr Patil has resorted to unparalleled comparison. Sehwag is good batsman no doubt...but stands no chance against Viv.
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Posted : By Ami K.
absolutely bizarre comparison that. apart, 20-20 looks set to be a part of future for sure. but bowlers will never be made to dominate it. Crowd is pulled by the intensity of 6''s & 4''s today. In future it will be a bigger disapointment to have a bolwer''s show seen in a 20-20 match. Its more going to be like a weekend baseball match where the fun lies in hitting it BIG!
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Posted : By sharad k wagh
Af course there is tough time for some vetren like Jaysurya,Gibbs,Afridi,Styris,Misbah and my favorite GILLY.But there will time come in IPL when they show true colour,and how hard hiter they are And how the sloughtering,murdering the bowlers.
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